Alarm-lock.



Be .it .lmofifn that il, Jog citizen of tliefUnited ttetcs7 feisonville, in the county 'x oit of indiana, have invented certain new useful improvements inv Alarm-Locks, which the following is :i specilicution,

The doei' which is the subject mattei' ot' the present application for patent is le signed ymore paiticulnily' for use in neuke to detain persons committing unlawful acts," Wlieiaevei n. riool." et this oi' ,it simile-r tlcsci'iption would ne eilectie.

ln carrying out tile invention, there is pin- Viol'e. a .floor-closing means which is con trolled from n. instance vtogetlfxei with :mi audible alarm or signal device win i is sounded when the door shuts, time a Warning to the Watchman gunned or otliei persons to take proper measues :tof appro bending the person orl persons who may .be shut up inthe room which is contiolled by' the door.

In 'orderv that the invention may ne better understood7 reference .is heel to the accompanying lieming, in which an elevation' ot' Athe door, puctly in section, is slion'n, with the inventizin applied. thereto, certain parts being shown. largely diagrammatic.

'Be'feii-ing specifically to the di'cwing, 5 denotes e. sli-lling doei1 provided with e seitable closing ineens, such as a weight (i eer# rieti by e .',7 connected to tlie door, mul passing ove guide pulley S. Any other.' means muy provided for mitoinetically closing the loof e @titoli or otliei device which holds the door open, is ieieziserlK catch 9 is shown, the seme being; on the :in

'mature lever'ol an electro-magnet, said catch being located to engage :i keeper il. secured to the rear portion of the door. The magnet is connected to e battey.' lyor other suitable source ot' electric energy, and is .f ,\nti' illc l by e push-button 12:5 oi.- otlici" suitable circuit closeiz This push-button muy located it :my convenient place within cosy fetich of.

the blink tellcil oi @they person, so 'tiizit lie nu y ei'lect the automatic closinget the door Allt leaving his accustomed place. it will lie evident that various otliei {levic-es muy employed to: cilecting an mito? matic closure of ftlieytlooi from li mc-e5.

l5' in the leavin-(l, @tige of tlxe mor 5., e bell i6. ln the inortisc is also Liountetl. zi pivot ed latch l? shaped at one end to hook over hell to sommi. t necteti te tl'ie intel). L :i posion that the beliliell. 'inns'. when tile lett i sui it rises against the temi/neil the sp1 the spring tten snaps it down behind; the .leepei', the lest movement the latch oziiiying the Yowlllim-inner the bell to sound the seme l/Vliile the preferred enloofiinient olli the invention lies been shown, it will be .ident that mamy changes and mmliiicetions in the stiuctui'el details shown and described may be meile Without depui-tore from the Spirit :mtl scope ci: tlic invention claimed liefel; 'il' i. cls' The continuation with :i floot and frane,

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L'. mori, finely-son.

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1 l'iioli. the latch und the 1nell are .ln testimony wlieieof l m'iii; my signature 

